Kenneth Thrall hit his first homerun… a two RBI shot that gave the Vikings the lead in the 4th inning. Then, in the top of the sixth, Josh Iabichello hit an RBI double to score the go-ahead run, breaking a tie and lifting the Siuslaw Vikings to a 3-2 win over Sutherlin in the two teams’ Far West League Opener. Jake Thompson went the distance on the mound, throwing a no-hitter. Siuslaw will host South Umpqua for two this Friday at Jiggs Dodson Field.

On the softball diamond, the Lady Vikings opened with a 12-nothing shutout loss to Sutherlin at home. Lona Dengler was two-for-three at the plate with one stolen base for Siuslaw. The Vikings will travel to Myrtle Creek Friday for a league double header against South Umpqua.

Ducks Down Beavers

The 16th ranked Oregon Ducks upset number six Oregon State for a 6-3 non-conference college baseball win in Corvallis yesterday. It was only the second ever win for the Diamond Ducks at Goss Stadium. Oregon will travel to Berkeley where they’ll take on Cal this Friday; Oregon State will host Utah.

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Athlete of the Week

Brendon Jensen

Brendon Jensen is this weeks athlete of the week…Brendon has established himself as the boys runner to beat in the Far West League after two impressive showings last week. The sophomore led the Vikings boys to the North Bend Tugman Invitational title last Wednesday with a team-best time of 17 minutes, 20.6 seconds. He then ran a personal-record 17:17.3 Saturday at the Prefontaine Memorial 5K Run in Coos Bay.

Honorable mention this week goes to sophomore Hannah Rannow, who ran a 22:09.6 at the Prefontaine 5K and a 20:36.5 at Tugman, where she finished fourth in leading the Vikings to the girls title.

Peace Health/Peace Harbor Medical Center’s Doc Talk

Peace Health/Peace Harbor Medical Center’s Doc Talk is back on Coast Radio. Each month Host George Henry will talk to Doctors and Medical Professionals about the latest in medicine and what is new at Peace Harbor Medical Center in Florence. It airs the 3rd Thursday of each month at 10 A.M. on KCFM 104.1/103.1 Mapleton/1250 AM and then again on the 3rd Sunday on KCST-FM 106.9 Just after ABC News at Noon. And if you miss it you can listen to the podcast right here: